"Pend" project: PPT and Movie Maker (text, image,
narration timed carefully)
"Buffalo" project: PPT and Movie Maker (text, image,
narration timed carefully)
Mean Grandmother (Movie Maker with hand-drawn
scenes, audio, and sound effects)
A Brief History of Wikipedia (by the author of the
Buffalo film above)
Strawberry Milkshake (PPT in iMovie)
Jane Eyre: Hot of Not? (very audience centered,
narration timed with image/text)
Who's Who in Classic Lit: The Odyssey (audience
centered, blends narration, text, and hand-drawn
images in the style of Commoncraft videos; PPT in
Movie Maker)
The Hollow Men (Movie Maker with attention to
transitions timed with effects and soundtrack)
Brawndo ad (text, image, narration, humor
work together for immediate audience impact)
Brawndo ad 2
Powerthirst ad (warning: some profanity)
Animal Farm scene (text, image, music combined
in thoughtful fashion to convey mood/atmosphere)
Some Examples of Effective, Audience-Centered Projects...
This page includes a variety of student-created and professional examples of audience-focused projects.
"Introduction to Poetry": an enhanced Powerpoint example of the Billy Collins poem (runs automatically, includes
narration timed with slides)
Video instructions for using Powerpoint Slides in Movie Maker
Instructions for using Powerpoint Slides in iMovie (pdf)
narration timed carefully)
narration timed carefully)
scenes, audio, and sound effects)
Buffalo film above)
narration timed with image/text)
centered, blends narration, text, and hand-drawn
images in the style of Commoncraft videos; PPT in
Movie Maker)
transitions timed with effects and soundtrack)
work together for immediate audience impact)
in thoughtful fashion to convey mood/atmosphere)